Kocchi no Kento, Suisei Hoshimachi, Takaya Kawasaki, Yomi & Sonoko Inoue sing a tribute song from the movie “Moana 2”

■A special tribute MV featuring Suisei Hoshimachi singing “Beyond ~Kyoite Yukou~” in a Moana-style costume has been released!

The movie “Moana 2” will be released nationwide on December 6th. While the release is eagerly awaited, a tribute collection will be held in which popular artists will perform their own arrangements of the song “Beyond”, in which the main character Moana decides to believe in herself and keep moving forward. has been decided.

The artists chosen as the tribute collection artists are multi-creator Kocchi no Ken, whose first appearance on the 75th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen has been a hot topic of conversation, and Hololive, who has over 2.5 million YouTube subscribers. Virtual idol Suisei Hoshimachi, singer-songwriter Takaya Kawasaki, whose “Magic Carpet” has been streamed over 400 million times, and Yomi and singer-songwriter Sonoko Inoue, who are active as YouTubers, pianists, and composers. We also received comments from participating members.

And now, the music video of Suisei Hoshimachi wearing a Moana-style costume and singing has been released. She appears wearing a red skirt and white top similar to what Moana wears, and a blue pendant, and sings “Beyond” with a beautiful, relaxed voice.

In addition, Suisei Hoshimachi is participating in this work as a voice actor, and passionately plays the role of a village woman who is covered by the sand that rolled up when Maui landed. Hoshimachi said, “It’s a role where I get covered in sand! (lol) I guessed her age based on her appearance, and I did my best to make her feel older!”, she said of the dubbing session.

In addition to Hoshimachi Suisei, cover collections by Kocchi no Kento, Takaya Kawasaki, Yomi & Sonoko Inoue will also be released in sequence. Let’s look forward to the next report.

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■This Kento
To be honest, I’m happy, but I used to do a cappella when I was a student, and at that time I had been doing covers of Disney songs for four years, so I never thought I would be able to participate in this way. So I’m really happy.

■Hoshidachi Suisei
I sang the song with a sense of excitement and anticipation while also feeling anxious and nervous. I think Moana is a strong girl with a core of her own, so I was conscious of giving her a relaxed singing voice with a core of her own. I myself thought, “What are these old customs? I’m going to do it because I want to try it now! ‘I always have that feeling in my activities, so I really empathize with Moana’s curious side.

■Takaya Kawasaki
I felt that this song contained grandeur, inspiration for myself and the future, and even the underlying love, fragility, and sadness. That’s why the original song and the singer’s own singing voice are the best. With this understanding in mind, I focused on the singing style and the way that only I could put my soul into it. I sang the song while paying close attention and respect to the fine nuances and the way the melody is expressed, while valuing the beautiful melody line.

■Ready
The original song features many expressions of instruments and tones that evoke images of the ocean, but I think the key will be to what extent the magnificent atmosphere of the original song can be recreated with a single piano performance. For this reason, I purposely do not use many piano-like melodies and phrases, and instead include accompaniment that sounds like chords like a percussion instrument.

■Sonoko Inoue
I sang this song hoping to reflect Moana’s struggles and positive strength in my singing voice. I think that Moana, who was chosen by the sea, has the strength to push forward without giving up, and I have been playing music since I was 11 years old, so I am confident that she is on the right track in her musical life. I felt like I got it.

Movie information

“Moana and the Legendary Sea 2”
National theater release on Friday, December 6th
Director: Dave Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana LeDoux Miller
Music: Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear, Opetaia Foai, Mark Mancina
Japanese voice actors: China Yabiku (Moana), Matsuya Onoe (Maui), Yuta Koseki (Moni), Rio Suzuki (Roto), Kazuhiro Yamaji (Kele), Sonin (Matangi)
Distribution: Walt Disney Japan
(C)2024 Disney. All Rights Reserved.

Movie “Moana and the Legendary Sea 2” work site
https://www.disney.co.jp/movie/moana2